Aboriginal genius is…
a timeless legacy inscribed into the fabric of this land, the stars, and the hearts of our people. It is knowledge so vast and intricate that it sustained us for tens of thousands of years, long before the concept of Western civilisation even existed. We navigated the vast deserts, the dense bushlands, and the open seas, not with compasses or maps, but with an intimate knowledge of the earth and sky.

While Western civilisation sought to conquer and classify the universe, we embraced it, understanding the rhythm of the seasons, the whispers of the wind, and the ancient stories etched into the night sky. We see the Emu in the Sky, not just as a constellation but as a sacred guide, stretching across the Milky Way, teaching us when to harvest and when to hunt. The Seven Sisters, forever pursued by the hunter Orion, remind us of ancient lessons of kinship, survival, and cosmic balance.

Western civilisation catalogued stars with numbers and charts, but we read them with our souls, every celestial movement a lesson in survival, every constellation a connection to our ancestors. Where they saw barren land, we saw a living, breathing entity, our greatest teacher, our oldest ally.

Aboriginal genius is…
a spirituality that does not separate the sacred from the everyday, but weaves it into the very fabric of existence. Western civilisation builds grand cathedrals and temples, but we see the sacred in the rivers, the trees, the stones beneath our feet. They divided the earth into ownership and property; we understand that we belong to the land, not the other way around. They preach dominion over nature, while we walk in harmony with it, knowing that every living thing is connected in a delicate balance that must be respected.

Aboriginal genius is…
the hope that one day, this country will recognize that our ways hold the answers to the challenges it faces. Imagine an Australia where our traditional knowledge is embraced, where cultural burning protects our lands, where kinship systems guide social policies, where our ways of sustainable living replace destructive exploitation.

Imagine schools where our languages are spoken with pride, where every child grows up knowing not just the history of colonisation, but the brilliance and beauty of the world’s oldest living culture.

Imagine a future where racism no longer exists because understanding has taken its place, where Aboriginal culture is not just acknowledged but celebrated as the heart of this nation.